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The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, the Sahel, in Africa. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in Africa, and the third-largest in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise and Aldabra giant tortoise .
In 1996, 75 tortoises were stolen, which later appeared for sale in the Netherlands. The project was ultimately successful, achieving 224 captive-bred juveniles out of 17 adults in 2004. Project Angonoka developed conservation plans that involved local communities making firebreaks, along with the creation of a park to protect the tortoise and ...
The Zoo has four adult giant tortoises ranging in age from 80-120 years old. Their names are Max, Isa, Miss B, and Ellie. The new babies are also the father Max's first-ever hatchlings.
A female of T. h. boettgeri subspecies laying eggs in soil pit A hatchling of T. h. hermanni. Between May and July, female Hermann's tortoises deposit between two and 12 eggs into flask-shaped nests dug into the soil, [14] up to 10 cm (3.9 in) deep. [13] Most females lay more than one clutch each season. [14]
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Centrochelys is a genus of tortoise.It contains one living species, the African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), native to the Sahel and adjacent areas. A number of fossil species have been attributed to this genus, but their placement in the genus is considered equivocal.
The Marines are hardly the only threat to tortoises. Roads and highways have carved up previously wide-open stretches of desert into parcels that are in some cases too small to allow for the ...
Mating speckled tortoises, in captivity in the Prague Zoo. The males of C. signatus measure 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in) in straight carapace length, while the larger females measure up to almost 10 cm (3.9 in); [11] they weigh about 95–165 g (3.4–5.8 oz). This species has a flattened shell with slightly serrated edges.